Venice: Scala Contarini del Bovolo Entry Ticket

Highlights

• Climb the 80 steps of the Scala Contarini del Bovolo
• Admire the city of Venice from the Belvedere terrace
• Discover the history of the palace and its spiral staircase
• See the remaining fresco fragments of the palace
• Learn about the palace’s history and its famous guests

Description

Visit the Scala Contarini del Bovolo, a unique jewel off the beaten tourist track. Explore the Palazzo Contarini di San Paternian, a late Gothic palace dating back to the 1300s. Admire the beautiful and graceful spiral staircase (“bovolo” in Venetian), commissioned in 1499 by Pietro Contarini to embellish the palace. Climb the eighty monolithic steps, which ascend counterclockwise inside a 26-meter-high cylindrical tower built in Istrian stone and exposed bricks. Reach the wonderful terrace “Belvedere” and admire panoramic views of the entire city on the lagoon. Learn about the palace’s history, including its transformation into a lodging-house in the 19th century and its connection to the German astronomer Ernst Wilhelm Tempel, who discovered the C/1859 comet and the Merope Nebula of the Pleiades during his stay.

Includes

Entry ticket to Scala Contarini del Bovolo Entry to two halls in Palazzo Contarini

Important Information

• The Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo is open every day from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Last entry is 30 minutes before closing time.

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund